Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Buffalo. It manages $329.39 million of regulatory assets for 1,341 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Florida, and 7 other states.
Sterling Investment Counsel provides financial planning services and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC is $329.39 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 80% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.
The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Sterling Investment Counsel is high net worth individuals with 140 clients and $206.51 million of assets under management. Among the 14 most similar advisory firms, Sterling Investment Counsel has the 6th lowest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $329.39 million for 563 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
Sterling Investment Counsel doesn't advise any private funds.
The company employs 9 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 89 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.
There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.
The principal office where Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 360 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (716) 783-7054 or by fax (716) 783 - 7068. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sterinv.com.